Pacific Asia Travel Association looks at hotel problems in Thailand Unscrupulous overseas tour operators and excessive hotel development were blamed for keeping the Thai hotel industry from full recovery at a meeting last week of the Pacific Asia Travel Association ...

Thailand raises vehicle production target to 1.56 million in 2010 The Federation of Thai Industries FTI has increased its automobile production target to 1.56 million units this year thanks to a surge in exports and domestic car sales

Thailand a natural bridge between India and East Asia The rise of new powers -- India and China -- and their interactions with the existing order and established powers pose both significant opportunities and challenges

Thailand to spend $1.25M to boost MICE industry International meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (MICE) industry suffered up to more than one billion baht in losses.

Value of registered foreign businesses decreased 25% in Thailand Foreign businesses registered in Thailand plunged 25 per cent in the first half of the year, to a value of Bt1.2 billion, the Business Development Department reported yesterday. The recent ...

French companies still confident about investing in Thailand Executives of Frances largest companies affirmed they had no plan to withdraw investment from Thailand and was considering investing more in the country, according to Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya.Mr. Kasit made the revelation during his official visit to Europe as part of the government’s effort to restore foreign investor confidence in Thailand.

Bank of Thailand confident Weak euro won’t hurt exports The weakening of the euro against the US dollar would not have any substantial impact on the baht or the Thai export sector, Suchart Sakkarnkosol, senior director at the Bank ...

1,400 entrepreneurs victims of Thailand’s turmoil seek government help An estimated 5,000 protesters, known as the "Red Shirts," occupied a three square kilometer area of Bangkok's business district for two months. Their leaders said they were a non-violent democracy ...

Thailand’s vehicle sales up 58% Automotive manufacturing in Thailand started 50 years ago after a Japanese company set up operations as an import substitution activity to take advantage of preferential tax and import duty treatment.

Life insurance may hit $9.3 billion in Thailand this year Despite the political unrest, Thai Life Underwriters Association believes its business will grow by 20 per cent to Bt300 billion this year because consumers are focusing more on short-term savings.